Updated October 26, 2015. Understanding the cause, or spread, of any type of disease is important. Experts do not believe that autoimmune diseases are contagious, or spread to others like a bacterial or viral infection. These disorders are not related to AIDS, nor are they are a type of cancer.
Abstract. Twenty-seven of 42 patients with motor neuron disease had significant pain. The nature and duration of the pain are described along with an illustrative case-report. The aetiology and most effective treatment of this common complication of motor neuron disease remain unclear.wenty-seven of 42 patients with motor neuron disease had significant pain. The nature and duration of the pain are described along with an illustrative case-report.
Motor neuron disease (MND) is a serious and incurable form of progressive neurodegeneration-over time the nerves in the spine and brain progressively lose function.In the case of motor neuron disease, motor neurons-types of nerve cells-are affected. If the patient is elderly it may be hard to know whether this is being caused by age or the disease. 2  Dementia-a small proportion of MND patients are diagnosed with dementia. 3  Breathing problems-progressive damage to muscles that control the lungs eventually result in breathing difficulties.